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Hurry Up Father Christmas! comes to the Burton Taylor Studio as a perfect festive treat for young audiences
The interactive show, aimed at children aged 3 to 6, will play in the Burton Taylor Studio from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 29 December 2024.
Hurry Up Father Christmas! runs from Wednesday 4 – Sunday 29 December
This year, audiences are invited to join Ivy, an elf, and Mr Tick Tock in the Burton Taylor Studio which will be transformed into Father Christmas’ sleigh shed. Full of clocks, presents and lots of snow globes, all set in the North Pole, young theatregoers will enjoy stories, songs, activities and adventures, while helping to get the sleigh on its way.
The sleigh is loaded. The elves are ready. But Father Christmas can’t find his keys. Or his glasses. Or his boots... and now he’s making a flask of tea! Hurry Up, Father Christmas! It’s Christmas Eve and it’s time to go!
The theatre welcomes Emily Panes as Ivy and Mark Brisbourne as Mr Tick Tock and Father Christmas in this two-handed Oxford Playhouse production.
Emily Panes and Mark Brisbourne star in this year's Burton Taylor Studio Christmas show, Hurry Up Father Christmas!
Hurry Up Father Christmas! is written by Helen Eastman, who brought Dear Father Christmas to the BT Studio last year. This is the sixth Christmas show she has created for the regional theatre’s studio. The show is directed by Samuel Rayner, the Associate Director of last year’s production.
The creative team also includes Immy Howard (Set & Costume Designer), Ashley Bale (Lighting Designer), Patrick Stockbridge (Composer), Tanya Jackson (Prop Supervisor), and James Thearle (Production Carpenter).
EmilyPane trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. She will play The Violinist in the upcoming concert version of Mozart: Her Story, at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Her credits include Twelfth Night, Hayfever and Still Life (The Mill at Sonning); The Threepenny Opera (OVO, St Albans); Kinky Boots – The Musical in Concert; The True Adventures of Marian and Robin Hood and Cinderella (The Barn Theatre). She has recently completed the puppetry course at Little Angel Theatre, studying under Oliver Hymans.
Mark Brisbourne has recently starred in the nationwide tour of The Murder Trial Live, playing Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Simon Johnson. His theatre credits also include The Brehon (Kings Arms, Salford), Sinbad (Sideways Theatre), and musical adaptations of Macbeth and The Tempest (Shakespeare 4 Kidz).
All performances of Hurry Up Father Christmas! are Relaxed. Tickets are priced from £12 to £20, with performances selling fast.
